Children’s Security Law Passes in Missouri Senate to Safeguard Foster Youth Social Security Benefits
Jefferson City, Missouri – The Missouri Senate made a significant move on Friday by passing a bill aimed at ending the state’s practice of seizing Social Security benefits from foster children. This legislation, sponsored by Republican state Representative Hannah Kelly and state Senator Holly Thompson Rehder, seeks to redirect these funds to address the specific needs of vulnerable youths in the foster care system. Over the past five years, Missouri has withheld approximately $28.2 million …